On June 23rd, our school held the 2024 campus open day event, featuring enrollment seminars, face-to-face consultations, on-site tours, displays of student club activities, and exhibitions of science and cultural works. More than 5,000 candidates and their parents visited the campus, experiencing firsthand “What kind of experience is studying and living at SZPU?” from all angles and in an immersive way.The open day event was simultaneously broadcasted online, attracting a total of 32,000 participants for interactive engagement.

Enrollment seminar scene.

At 10:00 AM, the campus open day event officially kicked off. Xu Jianling, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the university, delivered a speech titled “Striving to Become the Vanguard of Innovation and Development in Chinese Vocational Education”. He introduced the university's academic conditions, principles, features, and achievements to candidates and parents from five aspects: leading the establishment of a world-class vocational and technical university with Chinese characteristics; focusing on the integration of industry and education, building a new ecology for talent training and education in the new era; gathering master craftsmen with an educator's spirit; promoting original innovation and shaping an applied research pattern of “standing on the ground and reaching the sky”; basing in the Greater Bay Area and winning a new quality future.

Cui Lian, Deputy Director of the Enrollment and Employment Office, provided a detailed interpretation of this year's enrollment policies and shared strategies and techniques for filling out applications. It was reported that this year, Shenzhen Polytechnic University is recruiting undergraduates from outside Guangdong Province for the first time, adding recruitment from provinces (autonomous regions) such as Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangxi. The admissions batch includes undergraduate or first batch of undergraduate admissions, with undergraduate majors increased to 15 and 4 professional groups are set, totaling 555 students. Apart from digital animation, which admits art students, the primary subject requirement for other undergraduate admissions is Physics, with no restrictions on additional subjects. This presents distinct features such as minimal restrictions on elective subjects, flexibility in adjusting without dropping out of the admissions pool, and prioritization of professional preferences based on scores without setting score differentials. The enrollment plan for junior colleges in the summer general college entrance examination is 4,822 students, with more refined and reasonable grouping into 20 professional groups, covering physics, history, art, and music.

Following this, deans of the colleges of the nine newly added undergraduate programs -Integrated Circuit Engineering Technology, Big Data Engineering Technology, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology, New Materials and Applied Technology, Software Engineering Technology, Automation Technology and Applications, Industrial Design, Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology, and Intelligent Connected Vehicle Engineering Technology -took turns to present. They provided comprehensive insights into their respective undergraduate programs, covering training objectives, faculty resources, curriculum design, practical training conditions, employment prospects, and developmental opportunities, showcasing the academic strengths and achievements of their programs. Representative Zhang Luohua from the 2023 undergraduate cohort delivered a speech titled “Painting Dreams at SZPU, Reaching for the Stars”, drawing on personal experiences. She encouraged fellow students to utilize the expansive platform provided by SZPU to realize their youthful aspirations.

18 secondary colleges and the Enrollment and Employment Office set up consultation booths.

After the presentations concluded, 18 secondary colleges, along with the Enrollment and Employment Office and the Student Affairs Office, set up consultation booths on-site. Heads of colleges, program directors, and senior teachers personally engaged with candidates to answer questions and provide clarity. They discussed various aspects including enrollment policies, program features, curriculum, employment opportunities, international exchanges, scholarships, and living services with candidates and their parents. The scene was bustling with enthusiastic interactions.

On that day, the university provided meticulous services for prospective students and their parents attending the open day event. Free lunch allowed them to experience campus cuisine firsthand, while shuttle buses and circular buses ensured convenient transportation between dining areas and various tour points. During the campus tour activities, the university opened over 20 visitation spots including specialized training rooms, maker spaces, libraries, residential colleges, dormitory areas, happiness halls, and sports facilities. Professional teachers and volunteers were available to provide detailed explanations. Each college also hosted exhibitions showcasing student technological works, intangible cultural heritage, and student club activities, all featuring unique characteristics. The activities were diverse and exciting. Prospective students and their parents personally experienced the university's enthusiasm and professionalism, leaving a deep impression of the university's excellent teaching conditions, academic standards, and campus culture.

Prospective students and parents visited the campus in person.

This campus open day event is one of the promotional activities for our university's 2024 summer college entrance examination season. During the enrollment promotion season, the university will also utilize various methods such as on-site visits, offline consultation sessions, online live broadcasts, platform consultations, and 5G message push to establish diverse forms of enrollment promotion and consultation channels, aimed at answering questions and providing clarity for prospective students and their parents.

(Hu Mingming, Enrollment and Employment Office; Feng Jinjun, School of Food and Drug)